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2. Texas Veterans Land Board - Wikipedia

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   The Texas Veterans Land Board, also known as VLB, is part of the Texas General Land Office. Created by the Texas Legislature in 1946, the board was established to make land available to veterans returning from World War II .

3. Veterans' Land Board scandal - Wikipedia

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   The Texas Legislature enacted the Veterans Land Act in November 1946 which created the Texas Veterans Land Board as a division of the General Land Office (GLO). The measure called for issuing $25 million in bonds , the proceeds of which would be used by the state government to purchase land and resell it to veterans of World War II at 3% ...

4. Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument - Wikipedia

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   The Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument, is a memorial designed by New Mexico artist Duke Sundt, [1] installed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, United States. [2] It serves as a tribute to all Texans who served in the Vietnam War and a memorial to the 3,417 who died.

5. Texas was fascinated with its Civil War veterans. The last ...

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   Texas Civil War veterans received a pension check from Austin for $100 every month if they were unmarried, $150 if they were married. (Union veterans were pensioned by the U.S. Congress.) The ...

6. Texas Veteran Suicide Prevention Day: How to help those ... - AOL

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   Sep. 17—AUSTIN — September 22 is Texas Veteran Suicide Prevention Day. The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) wants to help inform veterans, their families, friends and communities of the risk ...

7. Home to the most woman veterans, Texas honors their ... - AOL

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   The Texas Veterans Commission advocates for and provides superior service to veterans that will significantly improve the quality of life for all Texas veterans, their families, and survivors. The ...

8. Bascom Giles - Wikipedia

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   After World War II, Giles conceived of a plan to reward Texas' veterans with the ability to buy land at low interest rates subsidized by the taxpayers. In 1946, the voters amended the state constitution to authorize $100 million in public funds to enable veterans to buy land, creating the Texas Veterans Land Board. Under the program, qualified ...

9. Free legal aid available across the state for Texas veterans

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   Nov. 3—Texas veterans are invited to participate in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week (TVLAW), a statewide effort in honor of Veterans Day coordinated by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and ...